Located in a woody upper-class northwest neighborhood of Rome, Atlas Coelestis offers diners high-quality fare and a celestial atmosphere.
From the home-made brews made from locally grown orzo (barley) to the wood-burning oven to the planets and stars on the ceiling above, the eight proprietors of Atlas Coelestis make everything with an eye for detail and careful craftsmanship — and the final product is a delicious meal at a fairly reasonable price.
Though a bit of a trek from central Rome, the microbrewery is worth the trip. If the name itself doesn’t give it away, one look at the entrance doors quickly tells diners they’re in for an evening heavy on atmosphere. Resembling something out of Star Wars, the doors, surrounded by lunar-style walls, seem to simulate entering a spaceship on an intergalactic voyage. Three television screens broadcasting scenes of space shuttles and NASA control rooms (and, oddly, the Blues Brothers, during this diner’s visit) enhance this impression. Once inside, the properly proportioned planets and holes in the ceiling that mirror the constellations make the warehouse-sized interior feel almost vacuous, as if you are in fact dining among the stars in the nether-regions of space. The owners even designed the beer taps at the bar to resemble the control levers of a spacecraft, with the brew kettles in the glass-encased room beyond acting as engines.
Excerpted from: Brews Brothers By Bryan Keogh, The American Online
Atlas Coelestis
Via Malcesine, 41
00135 Rome (RM)
p. +39-06-3507-2243
f. +39-06-3501-9147
Closed Mondays
Brewmaster: Cristiano Iacobelli
Restaurant manager: Cristina Morgia
The First Lager
Mira Altbier
Jacob's Red Ale
Mizar Pale ale
Shaula Bock
New Lager
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